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 * Copyright 2011 The Rusted Roof, LLC.
 *
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package org.proteusframework.platformservice.persistence.api.messagebean;

import org.proteusframework.core.api.model.INamespace;

import java.util.SortedSet;

/**
 * Agnostic index description for a specific message bean. The collective set of properties represent the index, and the
 * order in which they are presented represents the preferred mapping requested of a concrete persistence service.
 *
 * @author Tacoma Four
 */
public interface IMessageBeanIndex extends INamespace
{
    boolean isUnique();

    SortedSet<IMessageBeanProperty> getIndex();
}
